Butting-board for harvesters



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. C. H. SALZMAN.

BUTTING BOARD FOR HARVESTERS.

No. 369,741. Patented Sept. 13, 1887. f

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. C. H. SALZMAN.

BUTTING- BOARD ROR HARVESTERS. y No. 369,741. Patented Sept. 13, 18817.

eey' we@ IINTTED STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

CHRISTIAN H. SALZMAN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BUTTING-BOARD FOR HARVESTERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 369.7%1, datedSeptember 13, 1887. Application filed June 19, 1886. Serial No. 205,669.(No model.) v-

.Z'u all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN H. SALZMAN, residing at Chicagdin thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, and a citizen of the UnitedStates, have invented certain new and usef'ul Improvements inButting-Boards for Har- Avesters,of4 which the following is a fulldescription, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a side elevation of a harvesterelevator and receiving orbinding table with my improvement added. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view ofone end of a binding-table; Fig. 3, a detail.

The object of this invention is to even the butts of grain before it isgathered into acompressor or under the binding-arm to form a bundle; andits nature consists in providing the binding-table with a vibrating orbutting board which shall .come in contact with and even the butts ofthestream of cut grain which is flowing into a compressor or gatherer,orbefore it has been compressed in any manner,the various parts beingconstructed and combined as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, A indicates the elevatorframe of a harvestingmachine;B, the front side board of the elevator; C,the binding platform ortable; D, the pivoted butting-board; E, box or socket; E', rod orspindle; F, plate or bar for attaching the vibrator; G H, supports forthe butting-board5 I', shaft; I J, bevel-wheels for operating the upperelevator shaft or roller; K, crank or pitman wheel; L, pitman; M,wrist-pin.

The frame-work A, the elevator, and the binding-platform are made in anyof the wellknown or usual forms,and to the binding-platform I add orapply the butting-board D, which is made in the form shown or in anyother suitable form, and is applied by adding the frame G H and thebearing-rod E to the front edge of the platform. The butting-board issupported upon the bearing-rod E by means of the box or socket E, whichI have made of sufficient length to furnish a full support for theboard, andit is made to fit between bearing-collars on the rod E', andit may be made in vertical halves, which are bolted together by the samebolts which attach the board to it, or two short boxes or bearings maybe used in th e place of the long one shown; andIdo notlimitmyselfto the.form or method shown of attaching the rod E, as this may be varied tosuit different constructions of frame. This swinging pivot for the boardD is placed a little distance from its upper end, or in about theposition shown,which gives the proper movement of the inner end withoutthrowing the outer or lower end of the butting-board too far, said pivotbeing so located as to give the ends of the board opposite movements.

The strap F is attached to the inner or upper end of the butting-board,and it is provided with a pin, to which one end of the pitman L isattached, and it may be held by a Vpin or nut, as may be mostconvenient.

The end of the shaft I', which is used to drive the upper roller of theelevator, has its end provided with a disk or crank, K, the disk formbeing preferred, vas it may be provided with holes for the wrist-pin atvarying distances from the center of the disk, as shown at Fig. 3, sothat the butting-board may be givenmore or less throw, as desired, thehole nearest the center giving the minimum and the outer hole themaximum throw. If the crank form is used, an eXtensible pitman may beapplied to produce the same variations of movement.

This butting device can be easily applied to the various forms ofharvester-s in use, and its operation will readily be understood fromthe description and drawings. It will be seen that when the upper end isat its inmost position, as shown in Fig. 2, the end of the buttingboardis in position to come in contact with the flowing stream of vgrainraised by the elevator; but as the movements of the board are quiterapid, this does not seriously interfere with or obstruct the flow ofthe grain, and as the grain is free and loose at this point, thismovement of the upper end of the board adds materially to thestraightening up of the grain, as the projecting straws are easilydriven back when in this position, and they aref driven back by asuccession of light quick blows, which is more effective than anypressure which can be had by means of the butts sliding against aninclined board. It will also be understood that this board is not usedfor the purpose of so deflecting the grain as to bring different lengthsof grain to position for enband, but is used for the purpose of eveningup the butts, so as to form a more perfect bundle when bound. p

I am aware that boards and frames carrying A a traveling canvas havebeen hinged to a binding-platform at their extreme upper ends, so

as to deliver the grain properly to an auto# matic binder, and I do not,therefore, broadly claim the application of a hinged board to abinding-platform; but

Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the binding platform or table, the buttingboard D,the 'box or bearing E, secured to said board intermediate its ends, thesupports G H, the rod or spindle E', passed through the bearing E andsecured to 2o said supports, and means for actuating the i buttingboardat its upper end, whereby said board is rocked on its pivot and its endshave opposite inward and outward move1nents,sub

stantially as specified.

2. rlhe combination of the binding platform or table, the butting-boardD, the box or bearing E, secured to said board intermediate its ends,the spindle E, passed through the bearing E, the supports G H, the plateor bar F, attached to the upper end of the buttingboard, the shaft I',the crank or disk K, and the pitnlan L, whereby the butting-board isrocked on its pivot and its ends have opposite inward and outwardmovements, substantially as described.

CHRISTIAN H. SALZM AN.

Witnesses:

ALBERT H. ADAMS, HARRY T. Jonas.

